Down more than a few players here but it's hard to give them excuses for some of the issues that have persisted all year. Maybe some cruise control...which is mostly fine but not a lot of reason to believe that's all it is.

Process, process, process....season's winding down and even with signs of life on defense, cohesion top to bottom seems to still be lacking.

I talked about the defense starting to cook weeks ago but the offense is still lagging behind. Why the defensive turnaround? Jalen is getting too much blame and Mitch may be getting too much credit.

Signs of life if you move past simply looking at wins and losses but adjustments, adjustments, adjustments- so many needed but not huge moves at the end of the day. Will we see them?

Draymond Green running his mouth may have flipped a switch for this team because like Ashley Nicole Moss said, it's clearly- NY vs Everybody & it's time they start playing like that.

Undisciplined play and approach lost this game. Still searching for a foundation to count on every night.

Roommates pod was full of gems as far as the state of the Knicks. This Philly game showed that there may be some lingering effects of the devastating Boston loss,

Commitment to effort, focus & smart offense seems to be the missing ingredient, but why is it so elusive? Feels like simple fixes are needed before personnel changes but here they are- struggling to even keep games close against the best teams. How is this real life?

Mitch isn't the savior you all think he is...no he shouldn't start and no he shouldn't finish most games but his 20-25 mins can be the difference against a lot of opponents. However, too many folks are not valuing what Josh Hart brings to this lineup and it shows.

Starts with KAT. Getting into spacing issues as well but if the defense is there, there's always the opportunity to figure it out offensively but being food on defense will keep this team out of contention before anything else.

What if I told you the big trade deadline moves were made before the season. Lots of nonsense takes for a team that was pretty much settled on the fact that a returning Mitch was their big acquisition. Knicks can fill their biggest need in a couple weeks but here's why this was deadline was perfectly fine for the team.

Another one bites the dust. The aggressive defense, pace, and ball movement continue, and the squad is looking like they're hitting their stride.